The Scarlet Horseman
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Directed by | Lewis D. Collins Ray Taylor |
Written by | Tom Gibson Patricia Harper |
Produced by | Morgan Cox |
Starring | Peter Cookson Paul Guilfoyle Janet Shaw Virginia Christine |
Cinematography | George Robinson |
Edited by | Jack Dolan Alvin Todd |
Music by | Milton Rosen |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 13 chapters (221 minutes) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Scarlet Horseman is a 1946 American Western film serial from Universal Pictures. It is directed by Lewis D. Collins and Ray Taylor. Paul Guilfoyle plays Jim Bannion, secret identity of The Scarlet Horseman, with Janet Shaw as Elise, his love interest. Virginia Christine plays the villainess, Matosca.
Plot[]
Two Texas Rangers investigate the kidnapping of wives and daughters of Senators. In order to do so, one goes undercover as "The Scarlet Horseman", a legendary and respected Comanche figure. The villainess, Matosca, intends to use the kidnappees to force a partition of Texas.
Cast[]
- Peter Cookson as Kirk Norris, a Texas Ranger
- Paul Guilfoyle as Jim Bannion, a Texas Ranger secretly using the identity of The Scarlet Horseman
- Janet Shaw as Elise Halliday, heroine
- Virginia Christine as Carla Marquette, daughter of a discredited Senator and secretly the villainous Matosca
- Victoria Horne as Loma
- Cy Kendall as Amigo Mañana
- as Zero Quick
- as Idaho Jones
- Danny Morton as Ballou, saloon owner
- Helen Bennett as Mrs. Ruth Halliday
- Jack Ingram as Tragg, one of Matosca's henchmen
- Edmund Cobb as Kyle, one of Matosca's henchmen
- Guy Wilkerson as Panhandle, one of Matosca's henchmen
- as Senator Mark Halliday
- as Tioga
- Ralph Lewis as Saloon Henchman
Chapter titles[]
- Scarlet for a Champion
- Dry Grass Danger
- Railroad Rescue
- Staked Plains Stampede
- Death Shifts Passengers
- Stop that Stage
- Blunderbuss Broadside
- Scarlet Doublecross
- Doom Beyond the Door
- The Edge of Danger
- Comanche Avalanche
- Staked Plains Massacre
- Scarlet Showdown
Source:[1] The opening narration to each chapter was by Milburn ("Gunsmoke") Stone.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 242. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
External links[]
- The Scarlet Horseman at IMDb
- The Scarlet Horseman at AllMovie
Categories:
- 1946 films
- English-language films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- Universal Pictures film serials
- Films directed by Ray Taylor
- Films directed by Lewis D. Collins
- 1946 Western (genre) films
- American Western (genre) films
- 1940s Western (genre) film stubs